pics from the flight to Toronto.......

 

this one below looks photoshopped...haha!

 

 

weird landscapes below

and weird lakes??

 

  

  

  

whew! back on the ground!
 

pearson is such a HUGE airport!!
 

 
 

the joy of waiting for my passport

which i forgot on the plane.....

it only took an hour and a half to get!!!

what i miss when i'm gone....

 

and more importantly......my kids!!!!
 

  

  

i watched "iron man 2" on the way over, it was typical, dumb hollywood fair....

i also watched a funny movie about a rockband that turns into vampires

called "SUCK" it was great, and it was canadian made......

alex lifeson was in it, he was a hilarious american border guard

iggy pop was a record producer, 

henry rollins was a idiotic radio DJ

and so on......and the band

sucked!

until next time peeps,

cb

re: toronto.....the journey never ends!!!!!

greetings from Toronto!

i'm here for the ANDPVA's "Creator Within" festival, and i'll be rocking out 2-5 pm tomorrow.....will post more details in the morning!

hope you are well friends, fans, foe, lovers and the like......

cb

re: regina.......and area.......

been on the road a week, here's some pics of the things i've seen and filmed.......

wish you were here.......

cb

 

ian wallace!!!

 

ian wallace!!!

 

 ian wallace or damien hirst?

  

the madness of art....hype bullshit.....

  

 

i thought this piece fitting after damien hirst......millions of members.....or cash.....or whatever you want to psycho-anal-eyes......

and to finalize the deal, THE MOST PHOTOSHOPPED image i could find about Regina.......before there was even fotoshop, this is about fifty years old or so........weird eh?????

in the meantime friends, fans, foe, lovers, haters, and the like,

i miss you......

hugs,

cb

re: damien hirst in regina, saskatchewan

i'm in saskatchewan.......regina to be precise......and creating art for Sakewewake Artists Collective.......having fun, it's beautiful out today, and i'm inside editing.......argh!

but i'm also doing research........and i'm working on a new plan........

anyway, i found this scrumptious article about damien hirst meeting chris bose and how i kicked his ass......

or woke up and found it was a dream.......or what have ye.......

until next time friends, foe, lovers, haters, and the like.......

chris bose hirst

re: strangest clouds.....

here's a pic of some weird clouds i saw over saskatchewan........it went as far as the eye could see......and the flight was unbelievably smooth........

heading out to do filming today, praying for the sun, wish us luck!

cheers,

cb

re: first image of my residency in Regina, Saskatchewan.....

here's the first image i've created during my residency in Regina, Saskatchewan.......

it's entitled the "Skulls" simply coz it seemed to fit.....the theme......

or i could have called it the brotherhood of doom.......

either way, i'm happy with it, and can't wait to print it out large format.......

doing a gig tonight, at an art gallery called "neutral ground", so if you're in the hood, do come and check it out!

see you real soon people.......

cb

re: regina!

i'm in regina, sask, and it's been cool.......going to start knuckling down and doing some art and stuff.....

cheers,

cb

re: more stuff.....

so, here's the much bally-hooed banksy film i'm blabbing on about.........it's not really about banksy at all......though he's in it, with space invader, sheperd fairey and banksy......plus a whole lot of other great artists.......even mr. brainwash.......funny stuff!

http://obeygiant.com/

http://www.banksy.co.uk/

well, keep on keeping on people!

cb

re: flying time!!!

it's always great to fly......this time i'm headed to Regina, Saskatchewan to do video/arts residency with the Sakewewak Artists Collective!!!

http://www.sakewewak.ca/sakewewak/2010/8/23/chris-bose-media-arts-residency.html

there be the link to the info!!!

anyway, i'm in Calgary, Alberta at the airport, and just when i thought all airports are the same, giant, cavernous, dark places of flight transportation.....i saw with my laptop and realized, this one is different, in that it finally offers FREE WI-FI !!!!! Man, that is soooooo nice to have, otherwise, i'd be bored and sitting at Margarita's sipping on some fine beverages......watching sports, and waiting for the next flight!!

instead, i'm nerding out with you, updating my info ha ha!!!

i'm excited at this opportunity to work with the peeps at Sakewewak, and can't wait to get down to the business of ART.......and don't fool yourself kiddies.....this is a business........

as i mentioned previously, i just watched the Banksy film "Exit through the Giftshop" a great film about the weird, wild and unpredictable world of art and i encourage you to check it out.......it shows a lot of the "Street' Do It Yourself ethos of the world art, pretty much where i'm from, and it's a cool perspective!!!

so, here's a picture from my flight......which was the smoothest one i've had all year leaving Kamloops.........hell, even landing in Calgary this time was a breeze..........best flight i've had in a long time.......

well until next time friends, foe, lovers, strangers, family, and so on.......

cb

re: the falling man.......

today is the ninth anniversary of the attacks on the world trade center buildings........i'll never forget that day, i got up around 7 a.m. and was making coffee, listening in disbelief to what the cbc radio was telling me.......that the buildings were under attack and were ablaze......

within a few moments, my friend graham called me up and told me to get over here, i'll never forget what he said, "you gotta get over here man, america's going down!" i poured my coffee in a travel mug and ran down the alley a block to his house......i got there just as one of the planes slammed into the towers......it was unbelievable to stare at and watch.......it felt like we were trapped in some horrible movie......we sat there drinking our coffee and just transfixed by what was going on.......

and then there was the eerie week afterward, where no planes were allowed to fly for six or seven days until they sort of figured out what was going on.......that's also something i'll never forget, the silence, the strange calm in the days after........the skies were spooky clear, no jets or planes at all, well, except for the random military plane flying over.........everything seemed super sharp, the crisp fall air, the endless blue skies and the numb, shocked silence that our world was attacked in ways we never thought possible......

civility was gone, and i've realized since then that take away our electricity, our grocery stores and gasoline, and north america will fall back a couple of centuries in the space of a month.......we have such a tenuous hold on this perceived thing we call "reality."

anyway, for some reason, this date was on my mind more than it has been since it happened......that was a strange year for me, 2001, and now as we pass another year marking this horrific day, i am aware that as bad as it gets, things really aren't that bad......it's simply a matter of perspective......

hence the image of the falling man........google him, and you'll see and learn some things about him.....

what was going through his mind in those last seconds?

we'll never know, only speculate........

take care of your loved ones, be with the ones you love, and be thankful i guess is all i can say on a day like today........

cb

re: one more buffalo skull for good measure!

hello friends, foe, lovers, haters, family, and the like,

i'm now online, and have a telephone once again!

it feels great to be reconnected from the convenience of my own home once again, to the outside world.....

i watched that banksy film today, "exit through the giftshop" or something like that, and thought it was quite brilliant. it shows an interesting side to the art world most people never see.......and mr. brainswash is an interesting character......


the artworld itself is strange, i'm not a fan of it, but i make art and live as an artist, so it's good to see someone else get it right....

there's always so much to learn, and no one to teach you! ha ha! the school of hardknocks.....but it definitely showed i'm either on the right path, or i'm crazy!

you be the judge, nah, don't judge me! ha ha!

talk soon,

cb

re: the bison thing.....

oh, you're probably wondering about the bison skull thing......i got asked to do a cover for a book, so i've been experimenting with different things.......

and posting some of them.......

well, can't wait to get on the road, already climbing the walls to get going........see you soon......

cb

re: space bison

bison bc is a great band, east van style, heavy and loud, and a killer show live.......

i recommend them anytime!

cb

re: the buick i love.......

hot rods, i dig'em!

that's a beauty of a buick......a mean machine.......

 cb

re: do what you do with the cards dealt ya!

for better or worse, i'm an artist, and that's how i make my living......now i just need to make more of it! ha ha! not a grant driven artist either, i make my way doing what i do with the help of others, doing gigs, readings, art shows, commissions, video stuff, workshops and whatnot......it's a good life, and i'm making art like mad again......

sometimes, i look around and go, 'jeez, i've sacrificed so much to get here, and then there's a stretch of lonely nights that can haunt anyone......" but i somehow survive.......things keep getting better, life is a gift, so make the most of it.......

i'll be traveling again in a few days, i love flying, and i love traveling and meeting people, seeing new places, and collaborating on art/music/video projects.......it's the whole reason i do this......i could tour forever, i love it so much.........

always heading for that next sunrise, the ocean breeze, cool and clear..... that night full of stars in the back country, that long stretch of highway where few cars go past you.......listening to the AM radio late at night as you drive, hearing the stations from all over canada and the states......pulling into a new city, getting ready for a gig, a reading, a show, a workshop, a conference......something, anything......meeting people, affecting their lives in a positive way, that's why i do this......

until next time kids,


chris bose.

re: the spirit world.......

part of the role of artists, is to reflect back to society themselves.......and sometimes, just make cool art!

cheers,

cb

re: energy convergence without direct connectivity......

how goes it friends, lovers, foe, fans and so on.....

i'm well, getting ready to hit the road the next few weeks.....going to regina, saskatchewan and then onto toronto, ontario.......both have to do with filmmaking and digital arts.......

in the meantime, i keep promising to upload new video, and i will!

getting a new internet connection and telephone this week, so i'll be able to upload new stuff over the coming weekend.......

reading a lot of different stuff lately, slightly nerdy stuff about nicolai tesla, and artist alex grey........and pirates! ha ha!

the weather gets cooler, fall is here, summer is on the way out, and we all get ready for it.......

see you tomorrow kids.......

cb

re: warhead......

some days you want peace, and some days you want pieces........

i'm taking no prisoners this week, and have a lot to do......

cb

re: crow, shi-ya-ah!

re: buffalo

here's an image i did as a practice for a book cover.........keeping on keeping on.......

stay tuned for more stuff coming!

cb

re: new films!

here is a rare picture of me with my friend karmen and writer eden robinson, taken recently at a conference......

in the meantime, i've just finished five short films and will begin loading a couple of them soon, as in tonight or tomorrow!

woohoo!

cb